Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c12.s2.3

v1.c12.s2.3

The Peshwa had been originally Ishwari Singh’s supporter. But he now (7th March 1747) instructed Rāmchandra Bābā to press Ishwari Singh to cede to Mādho Singh 24 *lakhs* worth of territory, if the latter prince paid a subsidy of 15 *lakhs*, on the ground that “thus both the princes would be preserved and our interests would be served.” Rāmchandra Bābā rightly protested against this line of action as futile and lacking any foundation on reality. He urged, “We shall get no money out of it. Our king took up Ishwari Singh’s cause and by his order I went and helped him. If you now turn against Ishwari Singh, we shall lose all credit [for sincerity] among the public.”